Dinged: (A Game Changer Companion Novel) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419755156)

In Tommy Greenwald's Dinged, the companion novel to the acclaimed hit Game Changer, a star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport.

Caleb Springer is the up-and-coming star freshman quarterback on the high school football team, which isn't a surprise considering his dad, Sammy Springer, was an NFL superstar and is now the town celebrity. College scouts are already snooping around Caleb, and his future seems set.

But just as Caleb's glory days begin, his dad starts to change. He's forgetting things and getting angry at random times. Caleb is soon forced to confront a bleak possibility: The sport that gives him so much status and self-worth might be the cause of his dad's strange behavior. Will Caleb keep playing the sport of his dreams, even if he knows how dangerous it can be?

"The author folds frightening scenes with an injured teammate and another ex-NFL player into the story as he takes his confused protagonist through the championship game to a decision that may be smart even if just possibly too late . . . A cogent cautionary tale." --Kirkus Reviews

Author: Tommy Greenwald
ISBN-10: 1419755153
ISBN-13: 9781419755156
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 517772 / Dinged


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022